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Baccharis emoryi / Distichlis spicata Wet Shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Baccharis emoryi / Distichlis spicata Wet Shrubland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This riparian shrubland association is found along the Pecos in southeastern New Mexico. It occurs along low-gradient rivers with sandy-bottomed channels of wide lowland valleys at elevations around 1120 m (3675 feet). Sites are typically riverbars and terraces where flooding varies from common to rare, but the groundwater is usually within 1 m. Soils are reported as weakly developed Aquic Torrifluvents with sandy textures. <i>Baccharis emoryi</i> forms an open-canopied shrub layer with a distinctively grassy herbaceous layer. <i>Distichlis spicata</i> is abundant and dominates the understory with a scattering of other grasses and forbs, including <i>Muhlenbergia asperifolia, Sporobolus airoides</i>, and, occasionally, <i>Schoenoplectus pungens</i> and other hydric indicators. <i>Tamarix ramosissima</i> can be a significant invader and shrub codominant. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34600-{F7A2B8CD-AA01-44CC-8520-44F6DA7FAF5E}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 27-Sep-2004 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.738003 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL005948
  Translated: Emory's Baccharis / Saltgrass Wet Shrubland
  Scientific: Baccharis emoryi / Distichlis spicata Wet Shrubland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Baccharis emoryi / Distichlis spicata Shrubland
(similar) Baccharis emoryi / Distichlis spicata Shrubland